A little boy whose brain grew inside his nose has been described as the 'real-life Pinocchio' by his proud mum.
Adorable Ollie Trezise was born with a rare condition which caused his brain to grow through a crack in his skull into his nose - making it stick out like the Disney character, Pinocchio .
As the lad grew, so did his nose - forcing the 21-month-old to undergo several painful operations to enable him to breathe.
But his mum, Amy Poole, 22, says the brave tot is now bombarded with cruel comments from strangers , who say he is 'ugly' and 'should never have been born'.
She said
Doctors told a terrified Amy that they needed to operate on Ollie to open up his nasal passage and enable him to breathe.
Amy said:
Ollie will need further operations in the future, but doctors are waiting to see how his skull develops before performing any more invasive surgery.
Amy said:
Adorable Ollie Trezise was born with a rare condition which caused his brain to grow through a crack in his skull into his nose - making it stick out like the Disney character, Pinocchio .
As the lad grew, so did his nose - forcing the 21-month-old to undergo several painful operations to enable him to breathe.
But his mum, Amy Poole, 22, says the brave tot is now bombarded with cruel comments from strangers , who say he is 'ugly' and 'should never have been born'.
She said
It's absolutely heart-breaking. Once, a woman told me I should never have given birth to him. I nearly burst into tears."To me, Ollie is perfect. He is my little real-life Pinocchio and I couldn't be prouder of him."Amy, who has since split from Ollie's dad, said:
"When they gave me Ollie to hold, I was so surprised that I almost couldn't speak. "He was so tiny, but there was this enormous golf-ball sized lump on his nose. "At first I wasn't sure how I would cope. But I knew that I would love him no matter what he looked like."
Doctors told a terrified Amy that they needed to operate on Ollie to open up his nasal passage and enable him to breathe.
Amy said:
"I was so scared to let Ollie undergo such major surgery. He was so fragile, and I couldn't bear the thought of losing him.In November 2014, Ollie underwent the successful two-hour operation at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
"But doctors explained that he was at risk of contracting an infection or even meningitis if he tripped and knocked his nose - so I agreed to the surgery."
Ollie will need further operations in the future, but doctors are waiting to see how his skull develops before performing any more invasive surgery.
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Ollie after surgery |
"We have regular check-ups at the hospital, and things are going really well.Source: Daily Record
"Ollie will probably never look like all the other children and I'm terrified that he will be bullied at school. But he is such a lovely boy that it's impossible not to adore him.' "I think he is absolutely perfect the way he is. There is nothing wrong with being different.
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